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Prison population

55,000

Year: 2023

Rate per 100,000

107

Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

122%

Above design capacity

Pre-trial / remand

33%

Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

7.8%

Foreign nationals

5.5%

Conditions risk — across 101 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

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national average
101 unknown

How South Korea compares

vs Asia (14) & global averages
Rate per 100,000this: 107 · region: 168 · global: 214
Occupancy ratethis: 122% · region: 150% · global: 125%
Pre-trial sharethis: 33% · region: 33% · global: 32%

The vertical ticks mark the global (grey) and regional (amber) means. Bars are clipped at the high end for readability.

Prisons in South Korea

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101 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

andonggyodoso

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andonggyodoso

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Anyang Correctional Institution

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anyanggyodoso

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anyangsonyeonweon

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busanguciso

South Korea · 부산광역시

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busanguciso

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busangyodoso

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busangyodoso

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busansonyeonweon

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cangweongyodoso

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ceonangaebanggyodoso

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ceongjusonyeonweon

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Cheonan Open Prison

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Cheonan Prison

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Cheongju Immigration Processing Center

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Cheongju Prison

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Cheongju Women's Correctional Institution

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Chuncheon Prison

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cunceonsonyeonweon

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cungjuguciso

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cungjuguciso

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Da Qiu Ju Zhi Suo

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Daegu Prison

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See all 101 prisons in South Korea →

Data completeness

90%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

National population
51,500,0002023
Source-verified
20 May 2026
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